Sanitary tooth-brush holder.



D; C. HENNEN.

SANITARY mom BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, I917.

Patented Feb. 26

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, DONLEY C, HENNEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Waynesburg, in the county of Greene and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSanitary Tooth-Brush Holders, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sanitary tooth brush holders.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and inexpensivemeans for supporting a tooth brush and protecting same from germcontamination, means being provided for inclosing the brush portion, and

also to admit suflicient air to insure properventilation.

The invention also comprehends improvements in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved brush holder.

Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of same but illustrating a slightlydifferent form of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the holder shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a further development of the invention.

1 indicates a bracket, preferably stamped from sheet metal, and

In Fig. 1 the edge of the horizontal memher 3 is extended to provide aretaining flange 10, bent around the edge of the plate 7, and crimped tohold the parts together. In Fig. 2 the. retaining flange is dispensedwith, and the plate 7 is soldered or otherwise secured to the horizontalmember 3.

Specification o1 Lers Patent.

formed with a wall member 2, and a horizontal support 3. The

" The upper surface of the annular flange Gjnf the container snuglyengages the under surface of the horizontal member '3, sur-' roundingthe opening 4, while the bottom of the flange 6, is engaged by the plate7, and

as said plate is secured to the horizontal member, an eflectlve andsimple means is provided for fastening the parts together.

Pivoted to the underside of the plate 7 is aclosure 11 adapted to closethe opening 8, when a tooth brush is holder. The closure is providedwith perforations for the admission-of air to the container, which ofcourse prevents a damp brush from becoming'foul. e r

'In the form of the invention" shown in Fig. 4, the bracket 13 is shownelongated, and in the opening 14 is an elongated glass container 15,tion 14*, to form separate containers for the brush. The plate 16 ismade of suflicient length to extend the length of the horizontal portionof the bracket, and it is provided with a plurality of brush openings17, each having a dovetail notch in the rear wall.

, Patented rep. eater Application filed September 19, 1917. Serial No.192,154.

supported in the which is provided with parti- Obviously by em loyingthis construction I gated as shown in Fig. 4, the single bracket may beformed with separate openings to correspond with the number the plate16.

In use, the bracket is attached to a convenient place on the wall orother support, and to insert a tooth brush swun to one side to uncoverthe opening 8. T e head of the brush is then inserted through theopening'8, and up into the conof openings in the closure is tainer 5.The small part of the brush handle is now slipped into the notch 9 andgiven a slight turn, and the dovetail walls serve to hold it againstfalling, The closure is now turned to cover the opening 8, air forventilating the interior of the container passing through theperforations 12.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have constructeda neat, practical, inexpensive, and sanitary means for supporting atooth brush, and one which can be conveniently manipulated in insertingor removing a brush.

By forming the container of glass, it adds to the neatness of thestructure, and at'the same time it e through which t e brush isinserted, which enables an operator to quickly place the brush inosition.

What .claim is 1. A tooth brush holder comprising ahorizontal memberformed with an opening and having part of its edge extended to form aflange, a glass container extending through the o enin and having its uper end closed and orme at its lower end w1th a flange, a plate formedwith an 0 ening which registers with the bottom 0 the container, andfittedto the underside of the horizontal member to hold the flangecontainer in position, theflange on the horizontal. member being bentover and under the edge of the plate to fasten the latter to saidmember, and a ivoted perforated closure on the under side 0? the plateto cover the opening in the oses to view the opening *tainer.

and extendin latter when a brush is inserted in the con- 2. A toothbrush holder comprising a bracket having a horizontalmember formed 26with an openmg, an inverted container extending through the opening andclosed at its upper endand provided at its lower end with a flan e, thelatter en to the underside of the horizontal member over the flange ofthe container to hol the latter in position on the bracket, means forsecuring the plate to the horizontal member, said late havin openingwhich registers wlth. the contalner, and a perforated movable' closurefor closing the openings in the plate when a, tooth brush is inserted inthe container.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 40

DONLEY C. HENNEN'.

aging the underside of the horizontal mem er, a plate fitted

